Matt & Jean return to discuss a wide array of games which came out just before the fourth of July.

In this Memorial day episode recorded over a month ago Jean & Matt discuss what they've been playing over the last month since the last episode of SMS.

In Episode 12 of the Single Malt Strategy Podcast the Historical Gamer (Matt) welcomes the first guest on the show, TortugaPower who fills in admirably for Jean in an ad hoc and spur of the moment episode. In this episode THG and Tortuga argue over the value of game design and if a good design is critical for a good game.

In this Episode The Historical Gamer (Matt) and the Strategy Wargamer (Jean) discuss all things Paradox, including the announcement of their newest game, Steel Division: Normandy 44, developed by Wargame and Ruse developer Eugen Systems.

In this episode The Historical Gamer (Matt) and the Strategy Wargamer (Jean) discuss the games they're most looking forward to in 2017.

Tune in as the Single Malt Strategy podcast closes in on it's first ten episodes. Listen as Jean (the Strategy Wargamer) and Matt (The Historical Gamer) go off topic, talking about everything from technology, and mobile gaming, to the game industry, and the long term ramifications of discount gaming.

In this episode the Historical Gamer (Matt) and the Strategy Wargamer (Jean) discuss their favorite strategy games of 2016 as the year comes to an end.

In the seventh episode on the seventh day of the month of December, The Historical Gamer (Matt) and the Strategy Wargamer (Jean) discuss the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor 75 years ago. In this Episode Matt and Jean discuss their favorite Pacific theater World War II games and how they cover (or don't) the attacks on Pearl Harbor. Finally Jean argues for more wargaming in the classroom now that fewer and fewer veterans are around to share their experiences, can games help connect kids today to conflicts where the generation that fought is moving on?

In this episode Jean (the Strategy Wargamer) and Matt (the Historical Gamer) discuss the new game out from Game Labs, Ultimate General: Civil War. UG: Civil War is a sequel to the 2014 release, Ultimate General: Gettysburg, developed by the modder who made the Darth mod for Total War.

In this episode Jean (the Strategy Wargamer) and Matt (The Historical Gamer) discuss wars that games rarely cover, despite their importances. Studios like Paradox (makers of Hearts of Iron) and Matrix & Slitherine despite being prolific game developers have a tendency to ignore various conflicts and in this episode we discuss what wars are ripe for coverage.